averyglass
10-16-2018, 12:35 PM
Here goes, my first build thread. I have a 92 Nissan Silvia, I'll try to keep it short and sweet.
To kick it off here is the history on how I got into this car:
I started with this Hootpy that I bought from a local guy. It was disgusting, But I was so excited to get into a car I have watched so many youtube videos and loved so much, that I did not notice a lot of the negatives on the car.
4in' dual fence pipe exhaust on a dual cam, no heat, bald tires, trunk didnt open, car was in a front end collision despite the clean title, etc.
https://i.imgur.com/mFcBP6n.jpg
I learned a lot from this car. Despite the mistake I made, I would not take it back.
I somehow managed trading that hootpy for a SR20 S14. This car came with a brand new HKS exhuast, new square wheels with new toyos. It had minor issue with the ebrake cable being siezed and needed a new caliper. Also had a cooling issue where it would start to over heat at a light. But be way to cold while running.
https://i.imgur.com/Q6NhE2g.jpg
After having some fun with it, I decided I want to start from scratch and do my own build. Not deal with someone else's troubles. I then traded that car for a 89 Single cam with 56k miles, service records, etc.
https://i.imgur.com/C330yJs.jpg
This is the next day I got it.
Shortly after I got some wheels.
https://i.imgur.com/QICn4dw.jpg
Then life happened.
https://i.imgur.com/8ox9HSw.jpg
I only had this car a little less than a year. Im still sad about this car.
Fast forward 6 months and I almost finished build a S14. I bought a 95 shell, Concord Grey, literally everything for for it was in a box and I got a large coffee can full of bolts (Fun).
Only two pictures I have.
https://i.imgur.com/2PqE3AO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JIi71xB.jpg
Long story short. I spent a whole summer wrenching on the side of the road in the Utah heat. I could get the car running off of starter fluid through the intake, went through 2 or 3 ecus, ended up trading the car. The next owner told me the brand new wiring specialties harness was pinned wrong. So that was a big bummer.
Traded that car for a 91 Toyota Soarer, My first RHD.
https://i.imgur.com/5GCkcOs.jpg
This car was so much fun. The most comfortable car I have owned. Did several long distance trips without any trouble.
After a lot of thinking, I decided that the boat had to go. I missed all my S-Chassis and was getting the craving again. I couldnt find any s-chassis that I thought were worth the same value as my soarer that wanted to trade. Eventually word got around about a Silvia sitting in a lot local to me. I did some digging and found the owner and reached out to him. We checked out each others cars and after some talk back and forth he traded me his silvia + a ton of parts that I could sell.
Sorry for the long write up, but that is how I got into the Silvia.
https://i.imgur.com/3oHYqT5.jpg
A few days after I got it I was already back in the canyons.
SR20DE Super clean inside and out.
https://i.imgur.com/W7S0cnV.jpg
Through all my canyon runs I went through the brakes pretty quick, for some reason I could not find the pads for the calipers on the car. I tried everything from different year s13 pads to maxima and sentra pads. I figured why hassle myself and decided it was time to upgrade them anyway.
https://i.imgur.com/o3NkvLA.jpg
CTSV Brakes with Z33 Track Rotors, kinda overkill but these should do great in the canyons.
With that, I had to swap to 5 lug.
https://i.imgur.com/rAbuwGm.jpg
Sorry for the terrible photo, only one I can find. Ignore the lamp on the Apexi box.. Included in the photo is Ichiba 5-Lug, Stoptech braided lines, AC Delco pads. All ready to install, just waiting on the CTSV Swap brackets and I need to find some 5 lug wheels.
Found some R33 GTR wheels for a decent price with tires.
https://i.imgur.com/l7JrLlD.jpg?1
After a day of wrenching I got it all 5 lug swapped with the wheels and brakes on.
https://i.imgur.com/FhaJmtZ.jpg?1
After a LOT of bleeding and having the girl in the car to pump the brakes it was ready for a drive.
https://i.imgur.com/GzBCLFy.jpg
The brakes stop on a dime! The pedal feel just isnt there. Im going to need to figure out what to do for a master cylinder. LHD cars can get a z32 master. Im wondering if I can get a R33, or RHD Z32 master to help with the feel. I am also going to have to figure out something for the rear since I still have the stock ones.
Shortly after the brake swap, the motor blew on my way to work cruising on the freeway. No idea how, nor do I really care, or want to spend the effort on it to find out.
https://i.imgur.com/VP9GlG8.jpg
Here is where the car stayed for a few months. Due to the timing in life, I couldn't put much time or money into it for awhile.
Fast forward a few months.
I managed to move out on my own and finally got my own garage.
https://i.imgur.com/F2ZZQNP.jpg
I can finally start wrenching on the Silvia again.
While looking for the motor we added a new addition to the family.
90 BMW 318is
https://i.imgur.com/FZAF13b.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PT5VePth.jpg
I love these cars I went through a few E30s before I joined the S-chassis family.
After a lot of searching I was able to find a reasonably priced SR, with a catch.
https://i.imgur.com/9JgVgjZl.jpg
I had to buy the old Chevy Luv with it.
This probably was a sweet little truck at one point, has a fuel cell in the back, enjuku tune, Apexi SAFC, Meth injected, tons of other parts.
https://i.imgur.com/wwJj3H3.jpg
The guy I got it from was super cool. Said back in the day he was sponsored by FRsport. Not sure what he used the truck for, sounded like a little bit of everything. He started it up for me, apart from bad gas it sounded pretty good.
This is where I will leave it for now, still waiting on parts in the mail and I have to get a engine hoist, It is currently ready to pull.
More to come..
To kick it off here is the history on how I got into this car:
I started with this Hootpy that I bought from a local guy. It was disgusting, But I was so excited to get into a car I have watched so many youtube videos and loved so much, that I did not notice a lot of the negatives on the car.
4in' dual fence pipe exhaust on a dual cam, no heat, bald tires, trunk didnt open, car was in a front end collision despite the clean title, etc.
https://i.imgur.com/mFcBP6n.jpg
I learned a lot from this car. Despite the mistake I made, I would not take it back.
I somehow managed trading that hootpy for a SR20 S14. This car came with a brand new HKS exhuast, new square wheels with new toyos. It had minor issue with the ebrake cable being siezed and needed a new caliper. Also had a cooling issue where it would start to over heat at a light. But be way to cold while running.
https://i.imgur.com/Q6NhE2g.jpg
After having some fun with it, I decided I want to start from scratch and do my own build. Not deal with someone else's troubles. I then traded that car for a 89 Single cam with 56k miles, service records, etc.
https://i.imgur.com/C330yJs.jpg
This is the next day I got it.
Shortly after I got some wheels.
https://i.imgur.com/QICn4dw.jpg
Then life happened.
https://i.imgur.com/8ox9HSw.jpg
I only had this car a little less than a year. Im still sad about this car.
Fast forward 6 months and I almost finished build a S14. I bought a 95 shell, Concord Grey, literally everything for for it was in a box and I got a large coffee can full of bolts (Fun).
Only two pictures I have.
https://i.imgur.com/2PqE3AO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JIi71xB.jpg
Long story short. I spent a whole summer wrenching on the side of the road in the Utah heat. I could get the car running off of starter fluid through the intake, went through 2 or 3 ecus, ended up trading the car. The next owner told me the brand new wiring specialties harness was pinned wrong. So that was a big bummer.
Traded that car for a 91 Toyota Soarer, My first RHD.
https://i.imgur.com/5GCkcOs.jpg
This car was so much fun. The most comfortable car I have owned. Did several long distance trips without any trouble.
After a lot of thinking, I decided that the boat had to go. I missed all my S-Chassis and was getting the craving again. I couldnt find any s-chassis that I thought were worth the same value as my soarer that wanted to trade. Eventually word got around about a Silvia sitting in a lot local to me. I did some digging and found the owner and reached out to him. We checked out each others cars and after some talk back and forth he traded me his silvia + a ton of parts that I could sell.
Sorry for the long write up, but that is how I got into the Silvia.
https://i.imgur.com/3oHYqT5.jpg
A few days after I got it I was already back in the canyons.
SR20DE Super clean inside and out.
https://i.imgur.com/W7S0cnV.jpg
Through all my canyon runs I went through the brakes pretty quick, for some reason I could not find the pads for the calipers on the car. I tried everything from different year s13 pads to maxima and sentra pads. I figured why hassle myself and decided it was time to upgrade them anyway.
https://i.imgur.com/o3NkvLA.jpg
CTSV Brakes with Z33 Track Rotors, kinda overkill but these should do great in the canyons.
With that, I had to swap to 5 lug.
https://i.imgur.com/rAbuwGm.jpg
Sorry for the terrible photo, only one I can find. Ignore the lamp on the Apexi box.. Included in the photo is Ichiba 5-Lug, Stoptech braided lines, AC Delco pads. All ready to install, just waiting on the CTSV Swap brackets and I need to find some 5 lug wheels.
Found some R33 GTR wheels for a decent price with tires.
https://i.imgur.com/l7JrLlD.jpg?1
After a day of wrenching I got it all 5 lug swapped with the wheels and brakes on.
https://i.imgur.com/FhaJmtZ.jpg?1
After a LOT of bleeding and having the girl in the car to pump the brakes it was ready for a drive.
https://i.imgur.com/GzBCLFy.jpg
The brakes stop on a dime! The pedal feel just isnt there. Im going to need to figure out what to do for a master cylinder. LHD cars can get a z32 master. Im wondering if I can get a R33, or RHD Z32 master to help with the feel. I am also going to have to figure out something for the rear since I still have the stock ones.
Shortly after the brake swap, the motor blew on my way to work cruising on the freeway. No idea how, nor do I really care, or want to spend the effort on it to find out.
https://i.imgur.com/VP9GlG8.jpg
Here is where the car stayed for a few months. Due to the timing in life, I couldn't put much time or money into it for awhile.
Fast forward a few months.
I managed to move out on my own and finally got my own garage.
https://i.imgur.com/F2ZZQNP.jpg
I can finally start wrenching on the Silvia again.
While looking for the motor we added a new addition to the family.
90 BMW 318is
https://i.imgur.com/FZAF13b.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PT5VePth.jpg
I love these cars I went through a few E30s before I joined the S-chassis family.
After a lot of searching I was able to find a reasonably priced SR, with a catch.
https://i.imgur.com/9JgVgjZl.jpg
I had to buy the old Chevy Luv with it.
This probably was a sweet little truck at one point, has a fuel cell in the back, enjuku tune, Apexi SAFC, Meth injected, tons of other parts.
https://i.imgur.com/wwJj3H3.jpg
The guy I got it from was super cool. Said back in the day he was sponsored by FRsport. Not sure what he used the truck for, sounded like a little bit of everything. He started it up for me, apart from bad gas it sounded pretty good.
This is where I will leave it for now, still waiting on parts in the mail and I have to get a engine hoist, It is currently ready to pull.
More to come..